Danapur railway division

Railway division of India

Danapur railway division

Overview
Headquarters| Danapur, Patna
Reporting mark| DNR
Locale| Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India
Dates of operation| 1925[1]-present
Predecessor| East Indian Railway Company (1925–52)
Eastern Railway zone (1952–2002)
Successor| East Central Railway zone (2002–present)
Technical
Track gauge| Broad
Previous gauge| Metre
Length| 752 kilometres (467 mi)
Other
Website| ecr.indianrailways.gov.in

Danapur railway division is one of the five railway divisions under the jurisdiction of East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[2] It is located in Danapur of the Indian state of Bihar. The other railway divisions are Sonpur, Samastipur, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya and Dhanbad.[3] The division's revenue for the 2014–15 fiscal year was ₹900 crore (US$110 million).[4]

## History

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It was formed as one of the six divisions of the East Indian Railway Company on 1 January 1925 along with Howrah, Asansol, Danapur, Prayagraj, Lucknow, and Moradabad. The Eastern Railway was established on 14 April 1952 and Danapur division came under the control of Eastern Railway. After the formation of East Central Railway zone, the division was integrated into it on 1 October 2002.[5]

## Jurisdiction

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It has about 752 kilometres (467 mi) of route length in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.[6] The division includes twelve districts of the state of Bihar which are Buxar, Bhojpur, Patna, Luckeesarai, Jamui, Nawadah, Sheikhpura, Jehanabad, Nalanda and two districts of Uttar Pradesh which are Ghazipur and Chandauli. Presently the Danapur division's jurisdiction includes following sections:[5]

* Jhajha to Kuchman
* Patna to Gaya (excluding)
* Kiul to Gaya (excluding)
* Dildarnagar to Tarighat
* Bakhtiyarpur to Rajgir
* Mokama to Simaria (excluding)
* Patna Sahib to Patna Ghat
* Patna–Digha Ghat line
* Fatwa-Islampur
* Rajgir-Tilaya
* Bihar Sharif to Daniyawan
* Mokama to Mokama Ghat (but not in operation now).

S.No | Section | Route Kilometer

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1 | Jhajha-Patna (Main Line) | 177.12
2 | Patna-Mughalsarai (Main Line) | 211.80
3 | Patna-Gaya | 91.75
4 | Kiul-Gaya | 129.29
5 | Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir | 53.00
6 | Mokama-Simaria | 18.43
7 | Dildarnagar-Tarighat | 18.67
8 | Fatuha-Islampur | 42.67
9 | Patna Sahib-Patna Ghat | 0.87
10 | R’Block-Digha | 8.58
11 | Rajgir-Tilaya | 46.08
12 | Bihar Sharif-Daniyawan | 38
13 | Patliputra Extension | N/A
Danapur Railway Station

## Stations under Division

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As of 2014, Division has 232 stations out of which only Patna Junction railway station is categorized as A1 station[7] & nine are categorized as A stations based earnings.[8]

Category of station  | No. of stations  | Names of stations

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A-1 Category  | 1  | Patna Junction
A Category  | 9  | Ara, Buxar, Danapur, Rajendra Nagar Terminal, Bakhtiyarpur, Mokama, Jamui, Kiul & Patna Sahib.
B Category  | 9  | Dildarnagar, Dumraon, Barh, Hathidah, Harnaut, Lakhisarai, Jhajha, Bihar Sharif Junction, Rajgir.
C Category  | 00  |
D Category  | 18  | Bihta, Fatuha, Bihiya, Gulzarbagh, Jehanabad, Nawadah, Sheikhpura, Zamania, Barahiya, Islampur, Ekangarsarai, Gidhaur, Jehanabad Court, Khusropur, Manpur, Raghunathpur, Taregna & Warisaliganj .
E Category  | 54  | Athmalgola, Banahi, Bakaghat, Bansipur, Baruna, Bela, Bhadaura, Chakand, Chusa, Dheena, Gahmar, Hilsa, Karauta, Karisath, Kashi chak, Kuchman, Kulharia, Makhdumpur, Mankatha, More, Nadaul, Nalanda, Neora, Parsa Bazar, Phulwari Sharif, Pothi, Punarakh, Punpun, Rajendrapul, Rampurdumra, Sakaldiha, Sirari, Tarighat, Tehta, Tilaiya, Twiningganj, Wazirganj, WENA, Baghi bardiha, Daniyawan, Garsanda, Hardashbigha, Jamuawan, Karjara, Koilwar, Sadisopur, Salimpurbihar, SILO, Tekabigha, Tulsi Ashram, Nateshar, Jethian and Oro Dumari.
F Category  | 125  | halts
Total | 216 | \-

1. Rest are not in operation.

## See also

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* East Central Railway zone
* Divisions of Indian Railways
* Danapur Railway Station

## References

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1. ^ "Danapur Division to complete 100 years in 2025".
2. ^ "Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Railways (Government of India). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
3. ^ "CM Manjhi launches Swachh Bharat drive in Bihar". The Hindu. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
4. ^ "4 more escalators at Patna railway station by month-end". The Times of India. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
5. ^ a b "Salient features of Danapur Division". East Central Railways. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
6. ^ "Danapur — background". East Central Railway. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
7. ^ AMIT BHELARI (11 August 2014). "Free Wi-Fi awaits passengers on station premises". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
8. ^ "Categorization of stations (BASED ON EARNINGS)". ecr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

## External links

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* Official website

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Railway stations in Bihar

ECR|

| Danapur|

* Ara Junction
* Bakhtiyarpur Junction
* Barh
* Barhiya
* Bihar Sharif Junction
* Bihta
* Buxar
* Danapur
* Digha Bridge Halt
* Fatuha Junction
* Gulzarbagh
* Hathidah Junction
* Harnaut
* Jehanabad
* Jamui
* Jhajha
* Khusropur
* Kiul Junction
* Lakhisarai Junction
* Mokama Junction
* Nalanda
* Nawada
* Neora
* Patliputra Junction
* Patna Junction
* Patna Sahib
* Phulwari Sharif
* Rajendra Nagar Terminal
* Rajgir
* Silao
* Tilaiya Junction
* Warisaliganj

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Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya|

* Anugraha Narayan Road
* Bhabua Road
* Dehri-on-Sone
* Gaya Junction
* Sasaram Junction
* Son Nagar Junction

Samastipur|

* Amolwa
* Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika
* Banmankhi Junction
* Bapudham Motihari
* Barhara Kothi
* Bhikhna Thori
* Bhitiharwa Ashram
* Darbhanga Junction
* Gawnaha
* Jaynagar
* Janakpur Road
* Kaparpura
* Laheriasarai
* Laukaha Bazar
* Madhubani
* Mithila Deep
* Narkatiaganj Junction
* Purnia Court
* Raxaul Junction
* Sagauli Junction
* Saharsa Junction
* Simri Bakhtiyarpur
* Sonbarsa Kachahari
* Samastipur Junction
* Sitamarhi Junction

Sonpur|

* Akshaywat Rai Nagar
* Barauni Junction
* Begusarai
* Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction
* Chak Sikandar
* Desari
* Hajipur Junction
* Khagaria Junction
* Khudiram Bose Pusa
* Mohiuddinnagar
* Muzaffarpur Junction
* Ram Dayalu Nagar
* Nayagaon
* Sonpur Junction

ER|

| Malda|

* Banka Junction
* Bhagalpur Junction
* Jamalpur Junction
* Mandar Hill
* Munger
* Purabsarai
* Sultanganj

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NER|

| Varanasi|

* Chhapra Junction
* Duraundha Junction
* Siwan Junction

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NFR|

| Katihar|

* Barsoi Junction
* Katihar Junction
* Kishanganj
* Purnia Junction
* Teznarayanpur
* Thakurganj

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